When you invite someone to Abstract, you need to decide whether you want to invite them to join as a member of your organization or as a guest of a specific project.
Invite someone to your organization
When you invite someone to join your organization, they become a member. A member can access all public projects within an organization, excluding private projects.
There is a limit of 100 invitees per hour when using the invite via email option. If you invite more than the limit during this time, Abstract gives you an error.
Only administrators can add contributors because contributor seats are paid and impact billing.
To invite a new member to join your Abstract organization:
- Open the Abstract app (desktop or web).
- In the left side pane, click on the organization name.
- From the dropdown, select People & Teams.
- Click Invite People in the top right corner.
- In the Invite to organization window, choose a viewer or contributor role.
- Read about the difference between viewers and contributors.
- Click Get Invite Link to generate a link or Invite via Email to send an email.
Abstract prompts to you confirm whether you need to add additional seats to the account.
If the number of seats available covers the number of contributors you are trying to invite, ensure that the Add Contributor Seats toggle is disabled to prevent extra charges.
If there are not enough seats to complete the invite, enable the Add Contributor Seats toggle and choose the correct number of seats to be added.
Invite guests to a specific project
Guest invitations are only available for Pro and Enterprise customers. Upgrade your plan to invite guests. Guests can only see the projects they are invited to, whether the project is public or private.
A guest is typically someone from outside your organization, such as a contractor or client, who only needs to see a portion of your organization's work. A guest can be a viewer or contributor.
To invite someone to a specific project:
- From the project card, click the
icon and select Members. - Click Invite to Project in the upper-right corner.
- Select Invite Guest and choose Guest Viewer or Guest Contributor.
- Use the form to add contributor seats, if applicable.
- Click the Get Invite Link to generate a link, or click the Invite via Email to send an email.
For information on inviting users to Teams (only available on Enterprise plans) see: Teams
Invite others to a private project
Private projects are only visible to the project creator and any organization members or guests that have been specifically added to that project. By default, private projects only include the project creator.
To invite someone to a private project:
- From the project card, click the icon and select Members.
- Click Invite to Project in the upper-right corner.
- In the Team Members tab of the modal, click Add next to any team or individual name to add them to the private project.
- In the Invite Guests tab of the modal, follow the steps above to add guests who are not members of your organization to your project private.